hope he really is OK-if he stays fit then seriously a finish just outside the top 50 is possible:smile:with his talent he really needs to be winning these easily.He retired a lot this year.so yes im worried even though its a nice win

a sore knee is not that serious-i dont want him to miss this opportunity-this is rather weak draw and if he pulls out then his critics would be bad.I feel he has a great chance of going some distance in this event.Fat Nal can easily be undone by him.A sore knee and a little cold should not hold him back!! GANBARE KEI!!

Kei is not featured in the day's order of play.this means he gets 2 days break-i hope he rests that knee with an ice pack or something.But can anyone tell me how come he is not supposed to play today?is it because of a crammed schedule? but it seems to be stroke of good luck

Important thing is Kei will be healthy. He is very young and he has ample time to reach the rankings. Important thing he should be injury free for next season. Worst thing to happen is for him to play and the injuries become worse. Look at the career of some players who were so full of promise at the same age as Kei, and now what injuries have done to them. I as a fan don't want to see the same happen to Kei.

Hope the two days' rest has worked to his benefit!
I also think keeping fit and healthy should be his top priority, but at the same time he (and all the up and comers on the main tour) needs to learn how tough it is to play week in, week out on the ATP tour. I don't want him to push himself too hard and get seriously injured, but if he can manage small niggles here and there that's good for him as well, because that's what all the pros are doing.
Remember, Del Potro used to retire a lot until his breakthrough this summer. Young players are also prone to cramping than experienced players. I think Kei is now learning how to negotiate his fitness in the busy tour schedule, and I hope he's always in good hands when he has a physical problem!

Good luck against Hrbaty today! The Slovak plays his best indoors, and he seems to be playing well, but if Kei has got over the knee problem and cold, then there's no reason why Kei should lose to the guy. Go Kei!!
(I may not be able to follow the livescore today but I wish him the very best! )

Important thing is Kei will be healthy. He is very young and he has ample time to reach the rankings. Important thing he should be injury free for next season. Worst thing to happen is for him to play and the injuries become worse. Look at the career of some players who were so full of promise at the same age as Kei, and now what injuries have done to them. I as a fan don't want to see the same happen to Kei.

seeing my favorite players like ferrero and paradorn get injured i know how it feels to have a fav. player injured and then not doing well.part of the reason for the"big three" to be so highly ranked is because they hardly ever had any injury-especially R-Fed.

Ferrero was an awesome talent whose potential was never fully realised.So too was Paradorn.Just imagine Ball had started rallying in 06 much like gonzo-but gonzo reached the final down under in 07.Maybe it could have been Paradorn that year,Who Knows? because he had a long injury which he kept secret.

we must support Kei truly-I am Asian too,I am from bangladesh and well wisher of all asian players even if they be from japan.I want to see Kei do well.Yes i admit he is only 18! and forgive me for my over-enthusiam!